Who Thinks Legolas should have had a bigger part in LotR - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

GreatWarg · 07-21-2002, 11:02 AM

Tolkien did have Legolas as more of a supporting character. But if Legolas had been the Ringbearer, what then? the point was: it was when the hobbits arose from their comfortable lifestyle and attempted a quest that would prove unable to be done by any other. Elrond himself said so. And what would Legolas do? Show off his good charm in Mordor? Bring all the forces of the Dark Lord down upon himself? The Eldar Race were waning then, and the dominion of Men was coming. So it was right not to give Gimli or legolas an active role in the books or the movie. And I'm quite content witht he way it is, really. Having Legolas be more important is just too much for me. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

07-21-2002, 11:02 AM	#15
GreatWarg Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2002 Location: East of the Misty Mountains Posts: 339	Tolkien did have Legolas as more of a supporting character. But if Legolas had been the Ringbearer, what then? the point was: it was when the hobbits arose from their comfortable lifestyle and attempted a quest that would prove unable to be done by any other. Elrond himself said so. And what would Legolas do? Show off his good charm in Mordor? Bring all the forces of the Dark Lord down upon himself? The Eldar Race were waning then, and the dominion of Men was coming. So it was right not to give Gimli or legolas an active role in the books or the movie. And I'm quite content witht he way it is, really. Having Legolas be more important is just too much for me. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ "What shall we do, what shall we do!" he cried. "Escaping goblins to be caught be wolves!"